Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-29


cncIxxArI. october 2a-In his speech here lass
night GOV. Gordon. OF Georgia ALLUDED 70 toe 70
ception OF Jeff. Davis at Macon as follows, ut 10
charged that we cheered Jer DAVIS Docs thss
mean going 20 war agaiui Let US reason. sup.
this pale-faced. broker down old man. what did
he do that I hadn't donef l don't think shot
turn cold On the wife o ass
she went with me 10 the front. she followed
me 20 camp shared my dangers even % the
and under Providence 1 owe 70 her tender nursing
that my life was spared me- Why should hate
herr II we should turn our backs on that man,
refuse him our sympathies. we would merit the
scorn OF every brave man IN this audience. and
you would feel an absolute contempt for US When
Jer Davis left the Z, senate be left it rich, with
regret and FUN OF political honors For our sakes
he became poor and debarred forever rom
political honors IN his own country. he fingers
place 20 lay his head. dragging after
him the wounded limbs with increasing
What would you think OF me n said. ''GO hence;
have no more use for you" ! am not going 10 40
It. would have contempt for Gen Meryon who
sat on the STACEY n he went back on the grand old
name OF Abraham Lincoln. Put yourself In the
other fellows place. II was my fortune few
weeks ago a, philadepha 70 tai take p,,, Part IN tns
and when Georgia had taken her part was proud
As stood in the streets 20 see the shattered REM
remnant OF tie flags, and as they were viewed
by that October light, amid the shouts
OF ten thousand thrOatS i telt thet tnr1li
that knew was pulsating In the veins OF strong,
grand men, the remnants OF the Grand Army of
the Republic. Why shouldn't |? They were con-
secrated 20 a cause. which 20 those who gath
cred around them. was a. holy as honor and truth.
! would have no faith In home and liberty IL those
men did not love their old flags So too. we loved
ours Let u get out OF the universe when hatred
OF the South Is called loyalty 10 the North am
going 70 show you that our children should
love their nagS man Is better who has the
nerve 10 do justice, whatever it costs Was
there any honor In carrying these old nagsf
They, too. were woven by the patriotic
hands OF southern women. They were delivered
and prayers Some were rent with bullets, black
blood OF the brave. Don't we build monuments 10
the Confederate deadf Why, Gen. Grant, the
greatest general OF the Union Army, said he was
willing to share In the dedication OF a monument
TO the Confederate dead There isn't good sense
In IL, and the man who tries 10 stir your passions
does not deserve your votes. You see n some of
your papers column after column about
rebel flags. This Is the truth I was there.
There were In all that great central city
OF Macon, Ca. dozen Confederate nags and So
600 OF the stars ana stripes, and yet some people
color-blind that they could not see anything
but the rebel nags, and yet the very carriage that
bore Jen Davis, and the horses that drew him,
were literally covered with Union fags The very
house that he was in was so covered with them as
TO almost blind him. Some speeches were made
leader was chosen TO present mementoof aneo-
ton TO his wife, and the great climax OF II Was
that the Union was rehabilitated on q nrmer bass
than ever